Candra Skrzypek

I graduated!

Today our comprehensive review of the social determinants of #mentalhealth was published in @WPA_Psychiatry World Psychiatry. Our piece reviews the current evidence on causes & prevention, & makes 7 recommendations framed around social justice. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp… #sdoh

NATIONAL INSTITUTE of  MENTAL HEALTH Request for Information Moving beyond individual-level determinants of mental health to address mental health disparities Learn more here: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n… Responses must be received by May 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

NEW PAPER. Our study of a yearlong racial justice program showed that educators of color not only shouldered a larger share of the burden in moving the initiative forward, but were also the target of the backlash among some of their white colleagues. 1/2

New Pub Alert📣 “Seeing Black Girls in their Glory: Cultivating Spaces that Facilitate Black Girls’ Psychological Safety” is out! Thanks to my co-authors @SeannaLeathPhD & @drjnicoleworld. Immense gratitude to @DrLaurenMims for creating these beautiful & intentional graphics! 💓

✨New Article✨ “Intersectionality & school racial climate to create schools as sites of fairness & liberation for Black girls” by: @DrGPsyc , myself, & @JustSchoolPsych The article is open access til April 30th! @citeblackwomen @leaders_black 🔗: tinyurl.com/mvrmmv44

Protect Queer and Trans Kids 💔⚡️

🔔FACT: Healthy, diverse communities thrive when everyone feels included, respected & safe. This guide provides actionable steps, information & practical lessons you can use to help young people resist manipulation & supremacist narratives: splcenter.org/peril-communit… #RefuseHate

[New Report] Power in Our Truths: Three-quarters of Gen Z & Millennial Young People of Color Report COVID-Related Mental Health & Life Disruptions justiceandjoynatl.org/power-in-our-t…

‼️Call for papers‼️ “Identifying Opportunities and Priorities in Youth Mental Health Disparities Research” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/2… Pls share! @rianaelyse @jlopresti16 @JanelCubbage @pbaJackson @CraigAnthonyRS

Explore @CDC_DASH’s new mental health action guide! It provides school leaders with 6 effective strategies for student #mentalhealth. Each strategy comes with detailed approaches and evidence-based examples. Don’t miss out on this valuable resource! 🏫💡

Friends who live, work, or go to school in Everett, Malden, Charlestown, and East Boston please take our quick survey! Survey is available in 7 languages (English, Portuguese, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, & Haitian Creole). mysticriver.org/cleanair

Why America Has a Youth Mental Health Crisis, and How Schools Can Help edweek.org/leadership/why…

If equity and justice are not key components of our "supporting student mental health" approach, we have to ask ourselves which students we mean when we say "student mental health."

@bottomlineibd @alphalabs Thank you! 😊

@cskrzy @alphalabs I'm not sure, in truth. But I will try to find out the answer and come back to you!

#IBD patients - want to know more about the calprotectin test? I've put together this guide to cover the basics. Hope you find it useful! 🥂 Info sourced from @alphalabs - many thanks to them. #Crohns #CrohnsDisease #UC #UlcerativeColitis

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Explore the Hopeful Futures Campaign: 2023 School Mental Health State Legislative Guide that was developed to provide legislators with practical policy recommendations to support student mental health. buff.ly/3PaMvfx #SchoolMentalHealth #Policy

When resilience is not enough: Imagining novel approaches to supporting Black youth navigating racism | ✍🏽: @SCTJones & squad - goo.gl/scholar/rdXAVZ #ScholarAlerts